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Disqualifications (1) The Minister in consultation with the President shall not
for appointment appoint a person as a member and no person shall be qualified
to hold office as a member who
as member
(a) is neither a citizen of Zimbabwe nor permanently resident in
Zimbabwe; or
(b) has a financial interest in any business connected with
information communication technology or systems, or is married
or connected to or associated with a person who has such an
interest or is engaged in such an activity, or has any interest
which will interfere with the person’s impartial discharge of his
duties as a member; or
(c) has, in terms of a law in force in any country
(i) been adjudged or otherwise declared insolvent or bankrupt
and has not been rehabilitated or discharged; or
(ii) made an assignment to, or arrangement or composition with,
his creditors which has not been rescinded or set aside; or
(d) has, within the period of five years immediately preceding the
date of his proposed appointment, been convicted
(i) in Zimbabwe, of an offence; or
(ii) outside Zimbabwe, in respect of conduct which, if committed
in Zimbabwe, would constitute an offence; and sentenced to a
term of imprisonment imposed without the option of a fine,
whether or not any portion has been suspended, and has not
received a free pardon.
(2) A person who is —
(a) a member of Parliament; or
(b) a member of two or more other statutory bodies;
shall not be appointed as a member of the Board, nor shall he be
qualified to hold office as a member.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) a person
who is appointed to a council, board or other authority which is a
statutory body or which is responsible for the administration of the
affairs of a statutory body shall be regarded as a member of that
statutory body.
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